The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy) released pictures of a recent anti-ship missile exercise which took place in the Sea of Japan (Donghae or East Sea). The pictures, taken July 6th, show Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KDX-I) ROKS Yang Manchun launching a Harpoon anti-ship missile and Incheon-class frigate (FFX-I) ROKS Chungbuk launching a C-Star SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile.

The U.S. Navy's first purpose-built expeditionary sea base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), departed from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment, July 10. Puller is deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet to provide operational support for U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the region.

Two Project 22800 Karakurt Corvettes under Construction at Zelenodolsk Shipyard

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According to the annual report published by JSC Zelenodolsky Plant, the shipyard laid the keel of two Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvettes ("small rocket ships" in Russian designation) with the factory numbers 801 and 802. The keel laying of these ships has never been officially reported in the past.

Sweden's Defense Materiel Administration, FMV, announced the procurement of 18 new combat boats Stridsbåt 90HSM from local boat-builder Dockstavarvet. The M stands for modernization. This includes upgraded driveline, upgraded protection, the ability to work with weapons from tires, and preparation for new management systems and weapons stations. The estimated life of the new combat boats is beyond 2040.

US Navy Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Scheduled to Move to Dry Dock Following Collision

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USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is scheduled to move into a dry dock on Fleet Activities Yokosuka July 11 to continue repairs and assessments of the damage sustained from a June 17 collision with the merchant vessel ACX Crystal.

The lead Priboy-class amphibious assault ship will cost about 40 billion rubles ($675 million) and it will take up to five years to build it, Head of the Prospective Shipbuilding Department at Russia’s Krylov State Research Center Vladimir Pepelyayev told TASS.

Australia's Future Submarine Program reaches major international milestone

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Naval Group (formerly DCNS) and Lockheed Martin Australia welcomed the official opening of Australia's Future Submarine Office by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Cherbourg France. In collaboration with the Australian Department of Defence, in what will be Australia's largest defence capital investment program in history, Naval Group and Lockheed Martin Australia will deliver to the Royal Australian Navy a fleet of 12 regionally superior submarines.

The Rubin Central Design Bureau, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has displayed the advanced Amulet unmanned submersible vehicle at the International Maritime Defense Show 2017 (IMDS 2017). The Amulet unmanned underwater vehicle was developed by the design bureau on its own initiative.

As part of an agreement between the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard. The two vessels – the first to be delivered in what is a six-vessel contract – will be mobilised in refugee and migrant rescue operations.

The "old" Ouija Boards, used by aircraft handling officers inside aircraft carriers flight deck control rooms since World War II, are being phased out in favor of the Deployable Ship Integration Multitouch System (DSIMS).

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $9.6 million contract, with options up to $40.5 million, to produce the Transducer Array/Nose Shell Assembly of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo. The MK 48 is the primary offensive weapon deployed from all U.S. Navy submarines.

A missile large unit of the Pacific Fleet’s coastal defense forces has fired the Bastion (NATO reporting name: SSC-5 Stooge) mobile coastal defense missile system against a seaborne target at a distance of more than 150 kilometers (93 miles), the Defense Ministry’s press office said.

NATO Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2017 is currently taking place off the coast of Iceland, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied nations gathered in the North Atlantic Ocean for anti-submarine and anti-surface training.

The advanced Project 20380 corvette Sovershenny built for the Pacific Fleet by the Amur Shipyard in Russia’s Far East has completed the sea stage of its state trials, fleet spokesman Captain 2nd Rank Vladimir Matveyev said.